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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can set several properties of a diagram using the diagram</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog. Some properties influence the display and some are logical attributes that appear in the documentation.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can also set the default diagram background color and the element fill color on the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="standardcolors.htm">Standard Colors</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> page of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Options</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> dialog. You can set color gradients for both diagram background and element fill color on the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="diagram_appearance.htm">Diagram Appearance</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> page of the dialog.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">There are several options for opening the diagram</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog for a given diagram:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Diagram | Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option to open the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog for the currently active diagram</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Right-click on the required diagram in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> and select </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> from the context menu</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Right-click on the background of the open diagram and select </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> from the context menu</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Double-click in the background of the open diagram.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram Properties</span><span class="f_BodyText"> dialog you can set properties including name, author and version information, zoom factor, paper size and layout, diagram notes and various appearance attributes. Once you have made any necessary changes, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button to save and exit.</span></p>
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